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Information about Area Code 913
Area Code 913 is the area code for telephone exchanges located in the Kansas portion of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area . The area code formerly covered all of northern Kansas from the Colorado state line to the Missouri state line, but now is only used by a few counties bordering Missouri.
History of area codes in Kansas
Despite a relatively small population, Kansas was scheduled to receive two area codes under the original North American Numbering Plan proposal from the Bell Telephone Company in 1946. Originally, area codes would follow sequentially based on geography, and under the 1946 plan, Kansas would receive area codes 617 and 618.(1)
In October 1947 , the final plan was adopted, and Kansas still had its two area codes, although the numbers had been radically altered from the original plan. The southern half of the state (Dodge City , Emporia , Garden City , Wichita ) would receive 316 , while the northern half (Kansas City , Topeka , Lawrence , Salina , Hays ) would receive 913. All long-distance calls using area codes would not be implemented until late in 1951 .
Kansas City's explosion necessitates a new code
The two area codes of Kansas remained constant for more than 40 years, but by the mid-1990s, the proliferation of cell phones , the population explosion in the Kansas City metropolitan area (most notably Johnson County ), and deregulation due to the Telecommunications Act of 1996 , the exchanges for area code 913 were quickly being exhasuted.
Late in 1996, the Kansas Corporation Commission, which oversees telecommunications in the state, requested relief from the NANPA for the exchanges of area code 913, and on February 12, 1997, the NAPNA responded by splitting off most of northern Kansas from area code 913 into the new 785 area code. From July 20, 1997 through October 2, 1998, a period of permissive dialing was in use, allowing customers affected by the new area code to use either 913 or 785 when dialing long-distance. At 12:01 a.m. on October 3 , 1998 , the 785 area code became mandatory in the new calling area, and 913 was left to the Kansas City area.
Major cities in area code 913
Former major cities in area code 913 (now in area code 785)
Boundaries of area code 913
When area code 785 took away most of the geographic territory of area code 913, the counties of Anderson , Linn , Miami , Johnson , Wyandotte , Leavenworth , and Atchison kept 913.
When area code 913 covered all of northern Kansas, the boundary ran from west to east roughly following a path along K-4 and K-96 from the Colorado state line eastward. The code boundary dipped along I-135 in McPherson County and continued east to just north of Emporia in Lyon County along the Kansas Turnpike , and then all the way to the Missouri state line.
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Exchanges for Area Code 913-xxx-xxxx:
Kansas City - LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC-KS
Lenexa - CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - KS
- AERIAL COMMUNICATIONS
KANSAS CITY - NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS
KANSAS CITY - NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS
Lenexa - CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - KS
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KANSAS CITY - SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P.
Kansas City - AT&T LOCAL
KANSAS CITY - SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P.
KANSAS CITY - SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P.
KANSAS CITY - SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P.
KANSAS CITY - SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P.
KANSAS CITY - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Leavenworth - DOBSON CELLULAR SYSTEMS, INC.
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Kansas City - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Overland Park - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Mission - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
KANSAS CITY - NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS
KANSAS CITY - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Independence - SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P.
- AERIAL COMMUNICATIONS
KANSAS CITY - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
LANSING - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Fort Worth -
Overland Park - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Olathe - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
LANCASTER - SPRINT/UNITED TELEPHONE OF EASTERN KANSAS - KS
Osawatomie - SPRINT/UNITED TELEPHONE CO. OF KANSAS
Paola - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Mission - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Mission - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Overland Park - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
KANSAS CITY - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
KANSAS CITY - SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P.
- AERIAL COMMUNICATIONS
Kansas City - XSPEDIUS MANAGEMENT CO SWTICHES SERVICES, LLC - MO
Kansas City - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Kansas City - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
KANSAS CITY - SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P.
- WESTERN WIRELESS CORPORATION-KS
Kansas City - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Kansas City - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
- NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS
Paola - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Kansas City - SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, L.P. - KS
Kansas City - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
LINWOOD - SPRINT/UNITED TELEPHONE OF EASTERN KANSAS - KS
- CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - KS
Leavenworth - AERIAL COMMUNICATIONS
KANSAS CITY - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
KANSAS CITY - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
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Kansas City - XSPEDIUS MANAGEMENT CO SWTICHES SERVICES, LLC - MO
KANSAS CITY - SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P.
Overland Park - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Overland Park - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Overland Park - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Kansas City - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Lenexa - EVEREST CONNECTIONS CORPORATION - KS
Overland Park - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Olathe - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Overland Park - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Kansas City - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Fort Worth -
Kansas City - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Overland Park - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Overland Park - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
KANSAS CITY - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Kansas City - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Overland Park - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Overland Park - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
LANSING - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
PLEASANTON - CRAW - KAN TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE, INC. - KANSAS
Atchison - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Mission - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Kansas City - SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, L.P. - KS
Saint Joseph - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
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Atchison - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Tonganoxie - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Leavenworth - DOBSON CELLULAR SYSTEMS, INC.
Kansas City - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
KANSAS CITY - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
PECULIAR - CASS COUNTY TELEPHONE CO. - MO
PECULIAR - CASS COUNTY TELEPHONE CO. - MO
Lenexa - NUVOX COMMUNICATIONS OF KANSAS, INC. - KS
Saint Joseph - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
KANSAS CITY - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
KANSAS CITY - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Mission - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
KANSAS CITY - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Lenexa - NUVOX COMMUNICATIONS OF KANSAS, INC. - KS
Manhattan - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Olathe - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Lenexa - NUVOX COMMUNICATIONS OF KANSAS, INC. - KS
Olathe - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Lawrence - WORLDNET, LLC DBA SUNFLOWER CABLEVISION - KS
KANSAS CITY - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Mission - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
- AERIAL COMMUNICATIONS
Kansas City - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
KANSAS CITY - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
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Leavenworth - DOBSON CELLULAR SYSTEMS, INC.
Lawrence - WORLDNET, LLC DBA SUNFLOWER CABLEVISION - KS
KANSAS CITY - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Mission - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
OVERLAND PARK - KANSAS CITY SMSA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
- NUVOX COMMUNICATIONS OF KANSAS, INC. - KS
Mission - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Overland Park - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
KANSAS CITY - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Kansas City - SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, L.P. - KS
Kansas City - LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC-KS
KANSAS CITY - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
- KANSAS CITY SMSA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Overland Park - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Overland Park - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
KANSAS CITY - SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P.
Lenexa - AIRTOUCH PAGING - KANSAS
Overland Park - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
PLEASANTON - CRAW - KAN TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE, INC. - KANSAS
Lenexa - AIRTOUCH PAGING - KANSAS
KANSAS CITY - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
KANSAS CITY - SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P.
KANSAS CITY - SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P.
KANSAS CITY - SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P.
KANSAS CITY - SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P.
KANSAS CITY - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
KANSAS CITY - SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P.
WESTPHALIA - BIRCH TELECOM OF KANSAS, INC.
Overland Park - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
KANSAS CITY - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Lenexa - AIRTOUCH PAGING - KANSAS
KANSAS CITY - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Overland Park - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Kansas City - BIRCH TELECOM OF KANSAS, INC.
- NAVIGATOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS, LLC - KS
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Mission - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Lenexa - CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - KS
Lenexa - CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - KS
Overland Park - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
- SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P.
Kansas City - BIRCH TELECOM OF KANSAS, INC.
- CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - KS
BUCYRUS - SPRINT/UNITED TELEPHONE OF EASTERN KANSAS - KS
Mission - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Kansas City - GLOBAL CROSSING LOCAL SERVICES, INC.-KS
MCDONALD - GLOBAL CROSSING LOCAL SERVICES, INC.-KS
KANSAS CITY - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Phillipsburg - BIRCH TELECOM OF KANSAS, INC.
- BIRCH TELECOM OF KANSAS, INC.
Leavenworth - DOBSON CELLULAR SYSTEMS, INC.
Kansas City - GLOBAL CROSSING LOCAL SERVICES, INC.-KS
MELVERN - GLOBAL CROSSING LOCAL SERVICES, INC.-KS
Kansas City - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
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Fort Worth -
Kansas City - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Paola - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Lenexa - CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - KS
Marysville - GLOBAL CROSSING LOCAL SERVICES, INC.-KS
- TCG KANSAS CITY, INC. - KS
KANSAS CITY - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Manhattan - TCG KANSAS CITY, INC. - KS
Lenexa - AIRTOUCH PAGING - KANSAS
KANSAS CITY - SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P.
HUME - CRAW - KAN TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE, INC. - MISSOURI
Fort Worth -
Kansas City - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Mission - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
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Kansas City - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
KANSAS CITY - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Leavenworth - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
KANSAS CITY - SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P.
DE SOTO - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
DE SOTO - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Kansas City - LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC-KS
KANSAS CITY - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
SPRING HILL - SPRINT/UNITED TELEPHONE OF EASTERN KANSAS - KS
KANSAS CITY - SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P.
KANSAS CITY - ALLTEL KANSAS LP - KS
Kansas City - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
KANSAS CITY - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
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Shawnee - ARCH WIRELESS HOLDINGS, INC.
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Shawnee - ARCH WIRELESS HOLDINGS, INC.
Shawnee - ARCH WIRELESS HOLDINGS, INC.
Shawnee - ARCH WIRELESS HOLDINGS, INC.
OVERLAND PARK - KANSAS CITY SMSA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Kansas City - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Mission - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Kansas City - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Kansas City - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
KANSAS CITY - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
KANSAS CITY - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
KANSAS CITY -
- KANSAS CITY SMSA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
- AERIAL COMMUNICATIONS
- SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P.
Shawnee - ARCH WIRELESS HOLDINGS, INC.
Shawnee - ARCH WIRELESS HOLDINGS, INC.
KANSAS CITY - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Kansas City - XSPEDIUS MANAGEMENT CO SWTICHES SERVICES, LLC - MO
Shawnee - ARCH WIRELESS HOLDINGS, INC.
- KANSAS CITY SMSA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Shawnee - ARCH WIRELESS HOLDINGS, INC.
Lenexa - NUVOX COMMUNICATIONS OF KANSAS, INC. - KS
KANSAS CITY - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
KANSAS CITY - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Leavenworth - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
KANSAS CITY - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Shawnee - ARCH WIRELESS HOLDINGS, INC.
Fort Worth -
Kansas City - MCLEODUSA TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, INC.- KS
Overland Park - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Lawrence - WORLDNET, LLC DBA SUNFLOWER CABLEVISION - KS
Overland Park - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Overland Park - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
KANSAS CITY - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
- KANSAS CITY SMSA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Fort Worth -
Mission - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Kansas City - LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC-KS
Kansas City -
Mission - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Mission - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Leavenworth - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
KANSAS CITY - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Leavenworth - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
- KANSAS CITY SMSA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Leavenworth - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
KANSAS CITY - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
SPRING HILL - SPRINT/UNITED TELEPHONE OF EASTERN KANSAS - KS
KANSAS CITY -
Shawnee - ARCH WIRELESS HOLDINGS, INC.
- TCG KANSAS CITY, INC. - KS
KANSAS CITY - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Olathe - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Overland Park - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
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Kansas City - AT&T LOCAL
- KANSAS CITY SMSA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Leavenworth - DOBSON CELLULAR SYSTEMS, INC.
KANSAS CITY - SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P.
KANSAS CITY - SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P.
- SOUTHWESTERN BELL
- AERIAL COMMUNICATIONS
- AERIAL COMMUNICATIONS
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Olathe - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Kansas City - BIRCH TELECOM OF KANSAS, INC.
Olathe - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Kansas City - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Mission - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
LINWOOD - SPRINT/UNITED TELEPHONE OF EASTERN KANSAS - KS
Kansas City - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Mission - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
LANSING - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Kansas City - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
- AERIAL COMMUNICATIONS
Mission - TCG KANSAS CITY, INC. - KS
Kansas City -
KANSAS CITY - SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P.
Lenexa - NUVOX COMMUNICATIONS OF KANSAS, INC. - KS
Lenexa - NUVOX COMMUNICATIONS OF KANSAS, INC. - KS
Lawrence - TCG KANSAS CITY, INC. - KS
KANSAS CITY - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Lenexa - NUVOX COMMUNICATIONS OF KANSAS, INC. - KS
Osawatomie - SPRINT/UNITED TELEPHONE CO. OF KANSAS
BLUE MOUND - SPRINT/UNITED TELEPHONE OF EASTERN KANSAS - KS
LA CYGNE - PEOPLES TELECOMMUNICATIONS, LLC - KS
Leavenworth - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Overland Park - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Olathe - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Kansas City - SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, L.P. - KS
Olathe - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Leavenworth - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
EASTON - SPRINT/UNITED TELEPHONE OF EASTERN KANSAS - KS
WINCHESTER - SPRINT/UNITED TELEPHONE OF EASTERN KANSAS - KS
OVERLAND PARK - KANSAS CITY SMSA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Olathe - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Olathe - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
HILLSDALE - MO - KAN DIAL, INC.
Mission - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Kansas City - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Mission - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Olathe - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Overland Park - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
MOUND CITY - SPRINT/UNITED TELEPHONE OF EASTERN KANSAS - KS
MCLOUTH - SPRINT/UNITED TELEPHONE OF EASTERN KANSAS - KS
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KANSAS CITY - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Kansas City - AT&T LOCAL
Lenexa - EVEREST CONNECTIONS CORPORATION - KS
Salina - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Kansas City - LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC-KS
Olathe - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Mission - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Mission - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
EFFINGHAM - SPRINT/UNITED TELEPHONE OF EASTERN KANSAS - KS
LOUISBURG - MO - KAN DIAL, INC.
Kansas City - SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, L.P. - KS
Tonganoxie - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
FONTANA - SPRINT/UNITED TELEPHONE OF EASTERN KANSAS - KS
KANSAS CITY - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Gardner - SPRINT/UNITED TELEPHONE OF EASTERN KANSAS - KS
KANSAS CITY - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Kansas City - LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC-KS
LANCASTER - SPRINT/UNITED TELEPHONE OF EASTERN KANSAS - KS
BUCYRUS - SPRINT/UNITED TELEPHONE OF EASTERN KANSAS - KS
Edgerton - SPRINT/UNITED TELEPHONE OF EASTERN KANSAS - KS
Gardner - SPRINT/UNITED TELEPHONE OF EASTERN KANSAS - KS
NORTONVILLE - SPRINT/UNITED TELEPHONE OF EASTERN KANSAS - KS
KANSAS CITY - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
KANSAS CITY - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Fort Worth -
Edgerton - SPRINT/UNITED TELEPHONE OF EASTERN KANSAS - KS
KANSAS CITY - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
KANSAS CITY - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
KANSAS CITY - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
PARKER - SPRINT/UNITED TELEPHONE OF EASTERN KANSAS - KS
KANSAS CITY - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Kansas City - GLOBAL CROSSING LOCAL SERVICES, INC.-KS
Kansas City - BROOKS FIBER COMMUNICATIONS - KANSAS
Overland Park - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Kansas City - AT&T LOCAL
KANSAS CITY - SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P.
- KANSAS CITY SMSA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
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KANSAS CITY - NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS
Lenexa - AIRTOUCH PAGING - KANSAS
KANSAS CITY - NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS
KANSAS CITY - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Kansas City - LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC-KS
Kansas City - LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC-KS
Kansas City - SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, L.P. - KS
- AT&T WIRELESS SERVICES, INC.
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Leavenworth - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Peculiar - CASS COUNTY TELEPHONE CO. - MO
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KANSAS CITY -
Lawrence - WORLDNET, LLC DBA SUNFLOWER CABLEVISION - KS
KANSAS CITY -
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Lenexa - CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - KS
KANSAS CITY - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
- AERIAL COMMUNICATIONS
Peculiar - CASS COUNTY TELEPHONE CO. - MO
KANSAS CITY - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
Olathe - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
- KANSAS CITY SMSA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
KANSAS CITY -
Shawnee - ARCH WIRELESS HOLDINGS, INC.
- AERIAL COMMUNICATIONS
Kansas City - BROOKS FIBER COMMUNICATIONS - KANSAS
Kansas City - BROOKS FIBER COMMUNICATIONS - KANSAS
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KANSAS CITY - SOUTHWESTERN BELL
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